Bank of America (BAC) Options Chain

NYSE: BACFinanceMajor BanksUSD

54.32+0.71 (+1.32%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $54.32
Put/call ratio (OI): 0.60
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.14
ATM implied volatility: 40.7%
Expected move: ±$2.59
Open interest (C / P): 174.48K / 103.90K

BAC options summary

The BAC options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 44 call and 43 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 174,478 calls and 103,901 puts, a put/call ratio of 0.60, which is tilted bullish, with calls outnumbering puts. At-the-money implied volatility near the $54.00 strike is 40.7%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$2.59 (4.8%) in Bank of America stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $55.00 call (33.64K contracts) and the $55.00 put (16.48K contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

BAC options chain · October 16, 2026

BAC calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
3	1	315.6%	29.10	28.30	30.65	25.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	221.9%	4	627
3	3	277.3%	23.35	23.35	24.60	30.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	171.9%	3	790
6	1	206.3%	18.95	18.45	19.55	35.00	0.00	0.00	0.05	50.0%	1	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	36.00	0.00	0.21	0.04	168.8%	6	45
2	2	199.0%	17.02	16.45	17.65	37.00	0.00	1.77	0.05	257.2%	5	35
—	—	—	—	—	—	38.00	0.00	0.02	0.02	109.4%	66	286
1	1	182.6%	18.87	14.35	15.70	39.00	0.00	0.20	0.09	139.1%	20	306
8	2	165.6%	13.95	13.35	14.65	40.00	0.00	0.40	0.01	148.1%	25	5,955
0	2	135.2%	12.99	12.35	13.50	41.00	0.00	0.05	0.03	97.7%	50	283
8	54	149.6%	11.18	11.35	12.70	42.00	0.00	0.05	0.01	89.8%	1	74
12	38	133.8%	10.54	10.30	11.65	43.00	0.00	0.19	0.03	102.3%	3	265
4	2	106.8%	10.15	9.80	10.50	44.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	67.2%	2	2,609
25	2	103.5%	9.20	8.75	9.55	45.00	0.00	0.11	0.02	77.3%	1	8,345
9	8	94.0%	8.15	8.00	8.55	46.00	0.00	0.03	0.01	57.0%	149	426
6	3	79.5%	7.17	6.50	7.50	47.00	0.01	0.03	0.01	53.1%	85	1,095
32	1	79.2%	6.28	6.05	6.60	48.00	0.02	0.04	0.04	51.6%	172	3,112
71	15	53.7%	5.60	5.25	5.60	49.00	0.04	0.05	0.05	46.1%	254	1,658
932	163	59.5%	4.37	4.30	4.60	50.00	0.07	0.09	0.09	43.8%	620	8,465
1,573	47	46.3%	3.43	3.35	3.55	51.00	0.14	0.17	0.15	42.1%	282	2,281
1,715	223	41.1%	2.53	2.48	2.64	52.00	0.28	0.30	0.30	40.0%	1,629	3,394
1,377	83	40.6%	2.22	2.15	2.25	52.50	0.38	0.41	0.41	39.8%	393	11,658
1,817	1,164	40.3%	1.85	1.80	1.89	53.00	0.53	0.55	0.54	39.5%	2,672	1,754
4,046	6,439	40.5%	1.24	1.22	1.29	54.00	0.92	0.98	0.95	40.9%	2,382	6,424
BAC $54.32
33,636	16,392	39.9%	0.80	0.78	0.81	55.00	1.44	1.52	1.50	41.1%	223	16,480
13,847	22,605	39.9%	0.46	0.46	0.48	56.00	2.05	2.22	2.11	42.5%	62	3,680
17,753	8,699	39.1%	0.24	0.24	0.25	57.00	2.80	3.05	2.96	45.4%	49	2,086
6,544	2,223	39.2%	0.17	0.17	0.18	57.50	3.30	3.50	3.35	47.5%	31	12,806
3,107	1,684	39.5%	0.12	0.12	0.13	58.00	3.75	4.10	4.72	57.3%	10	703
1,644	3,160	40.6%	0.08	0.05	0.07	59.00	4.50	5.35	5.13	55.6%	24	53
29,741	2,028	40.2%	0.03	0.02	0.03	60.00	5.50	5.90	5.90	61.3%	24	6,781
1,552	34	49.6%	0.02	0.01	0.05	61.00	6.55	7.25	7.00	68.6%	2	0
1,636	1	53.1%	0.01	0.00	0.04	62.00	6.80	9.00	8.10	75.4%	14	0
18,926	18	46.1%	0.01	0.00	0.01	62.50	7.95	8.50	8.25	57.0%	1	1,215
177	2	53.1%	0.01	0.00	0.02	63.00	8.45	10.20	9.70	111.3%	1	0
311	4	53.1%	0.04	0.00	0.01	64.00	9.35	11.05	7.95	111.1%	—	0
18,654	8	53.1%	0.01	0.00	0.01	65.00	10.40	10.95	10.80	99.2%	8	165
5	1	91.4%	0.01	0.00	0.28	66.00	11.35	13.25	12.00	131.5%	—	0
6,422	13	62.5%	0.01	0.00	0.01	67.50	13.00	13.55	14.55	92.6%	3	45
—	—	—	—	—	—	68.00	13.50	15.20	15.07	148.2%	3	0
3	—	129.1%	0.01	0.00	0.67	69.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5,351	1	85.9%	0.01	0.00	0.05	70.00	15.50	17.20	10.31	160.9%	13	0
762	3	81.3%	0.01	0.00	0.01	72.50	0.00	0.00	10.45	—	150	0
2,643	3	87.5%	0.01	0.00	0.01	75.00	0.00	0.00	11.11	—	1	0
108	1	106.3%	0.01	0.00	0.01	80.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	—	132.8%	0.01	0.00	0.03	85.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	131.3%	0.01	0.00	0.01	90.00	35.45	37.20	32.10	259.2%	—	0
3	1	143.8%	0.01	0.00	0.01	95.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the BAC put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the BAC put/call ratio based on open interest is 0.60 (103,901 puts vs 174,478 calls), and 0.14 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is BAC's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for BAC options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 40.7%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Bank of America stock to move.

How many BAC option expiration dates are there?

BAC has 19 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 19, 2029.

What does "in the money" mean?

A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.